94 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I912. 



and in having fewer cilia on inner lateral side of hind tibia. 

 Wash. (J.M.A.). 



12. Mycctophila lenis n. sp. 

 Male. Length 4 mm. Head brown, yellowish at the sides; 

 scape, base of flagellum and palpi yellow, flagellum brown. 

 Thorax yellow, a spot, 3 subconfluent vittse on dorsum, center 

 of the metanotum, and the pleura in part, brown ; hairs pale, 

 setae dark. Abdomen brown, the anterior margin of each seg- 

 ment very narrowly, the posterior margin more widely and the 

 venter, yellow; hypopygium (Fig. 76). Cox?e and legs yellow, 

 tips of middle and hind femora narrowdy dark brown, tarsi 

 brownish ; fore metatarsus about 7-8 as long as the tibia ; mid- 

 dle tibiae without setae on the flexor surface ; hind tibiae each 

 with 2 ranges of setae on extensor surface; hind metatarsus 

 about .9 as long as the remaining joints taken together. Wing 

 yellowish gray hyaline, with 2 large dark brown spots; branches 

 of cubitus distinctly divergent (Fig. 198). Halteres yellow. 

 Eastport, Maine, ( C.W.J. ), July. 



13. Mycctophila monochacta Loew. 



Berl. Ent. Zeitschr. XIII. 158. 1869. 

 Male and female. Length 2.7-3 ^n^- Head fuscous black, 

 opaque, mouth parts subfuscous, scape chiefly yellow, flagellum 

 fuscous black, the base yellowish. Thorax and abdomen fus- 

 cous' black, mesonotum opaque, sides pollinose, humeri some- 

 times yellowish ; genitalia pale. Coxae and legs pale yellow ; 

 middle tibiae each with one seta on flexor surface; hind meta- 

 tarsus subequal in length to the remaining joints taken together. 

 \\^ing cinereous with a central spot and a short preapical fascia. 

 "D. C." 



14. Mycctophila fenestrata Coquillett. 

 An examination of the type in the National Museum shows 

 that this species is a member of the genus Mycothcra. See 

 page 83 for the description. 



15. Mycctophila quafuornotata Loew. 

 Berlin. Ent. Zeitschr. XIII. 157. 1869. 

 Female. Length 4.2 mm. Head dusky yellow, front largely 

 fuscous; antemias fuscous black, scape and base of flagellum 



